The 2023 Europa League final saw Sevilla beat Jose Mourinho's Roma on penalties in Budapest, Hungary.
Mourinho's side at the time were UEFA Conference League champions and were looking to become the UEFA Europa League winners for the first time in their history. But there was one thing that stood in their way, Sevilla.
Sevillistas Los Rojiblancos came into the 2023 final as underdogs because of their form, but anyone who knows what the Spanish outfit are capable of in this competition will have backed them.
Here, The Sporting News recalls how they overcame Roma in the 2023 UEFA Europa League final.
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Who won the 2023 Europa League final?
Sevilla beat Roma 4–1 in a penalty shootout to lift the 2023 UEFA Europa League title after the game ended 1–1 following extra time.
The LaLiga side claimed their seventh Europa League trophy, the most of any side in the history of the competition.
For Mourinho, it was a painful night, as he suffered his first defeat in a European final. In contrast, Sevilla's Jose Luis Mendilibar, only three months into his role as coach, celebrated his first European title.
Following the medal ceremony, a dejected Mourinho handed his runner-up medal to a fan. The Portuguese boss then waited in a parking lot for referee Anthony Taylor and shouted at him that he was a 'f****** disgrace', because the English official had not awarded his Serie A club a penalty.
The Premier League referee handed out 13 yellow cards on the night, setting a record for a European final, and also booked several members of the Roma bench, including Mourinho.
Who has won the most Europa League titles?
No side has won more Europa League titles than Sevilla with seven.
The Europa League has been dominated by the Spanish side, who have never lost a Europa League final.
After Sevilla, four teams have won the competition on three occasions: Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid.
| Club | Winners | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Sevilla | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023 |
| Inter Milan | 3 | 1991, 1994, 1998 |
| Liverpool | 3 | 1973, 1976, 2001 |
| Juventus | 3 | 1977, 1990, 1993 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 2010, 2012, 2018 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 2 | 1975, 1979 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1972, 1984 |
| Feyenoord | 2 | 1974, 2002 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1980, 2022 |
| IFK Gothenburg | 2 | 1982, 1987 |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 1985, 1986 |
| Parma | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| Porto | 2 | 2003, 2011 |
| Chelsea | 2 | 2013, 2019 |
| Anderlecht | 1 | 1983 |
| Ajax | 1 | 1992 |
| Manchester United | 1 | 2017 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 1978 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1981 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1988 |
| Napoli | 1 | 1989 |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 1996 |
| Schalke 04 | 1 | 1997 |
| Galatasaray | 1 | 2000 |
| Valencia | 1 | 2004 |
| CSKA Moscow | 1 | 2005 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1 | 2008 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 2009 |
| Villarreal | 1 | 2021 |